The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-08

Henry Mosely, colored, for being
drunk and disorderly. They were
carrying him to the calaboose when a
brother of the prisoner named jeff
Lackey, run up and seized MIR. Cas-
ton, shouting that he intended to kill
him. The officer reached for his pis
tol which caught in the top of his
pocket. Mr.. hinton came to his as
sistance, and the negro turning loose
the officer, attempted to run. Mr..
CASTOR had secured his pistol in the
meantime and fred upon his asSail-
ant, bringing him down.
Pulaski Citizen Cbas. Galloway,
who lives on the Col. Wilkinson place.
in the Thirteenth, had reason to be-
come jealous of his wife, and last
Saturday proceeded to chastise her
with hoe handles, stove wood and
other gentle appliances until he laid
her out dead. He then dragged her
out of the way, and gathering his
hoe handle with firmer grip sailed out
to clean up the whole African race.
He succeeded in breaking one Negroes
arm and pounded two or three others
up pretty badly before the green.eyed
monster was appeased. He now Ian
guishes in Jail in Pulaski, while his
victims wounds are healing and the
Attorney General moseys over this
way.
w. F. Jones, Of York vile, was
robbed in Newbern, Thursday night
about | o'clock. He had come in on
the train from Memphis. 10 going to
Ben Tinkle's, who lives in east News
bern, when in front of Squire Will
liamson's in cluster of trees, three
men halted him and took about ST.
100 from him. He had COTTON $500
from A. F. Dickson, at this place, and
$500 frem w. A. Glass u Co., of
Memphis. Polk Harris had sent
about $50 by him to Dyerburg, as
Jones said that morning he was going
to by ersburg. He bought a round
trip ticket from there to Memphis;
and never stopped at Dyersburg. No
clue as yet to the robbers. Jones
couldn't tell whether they we've white
or black.
John 7. Nolen, prominent citizen
of Sbilo, in the lower end of Mont
gomery county, was shot Friday by
All unknown assassin, which has
aroused much excitement. The shoot.
ing took place at 2 o'clock. He was
in blacksmith shop, having some
work done by two colored men, and
was shot with a rife or pistol from an
auger hole in the back Of the shop.
The bullet entered the left side near
the heart, and be dropped instantly
and died in less than FIVE minutes
The men present were so excited that
they Gid not think of trying to catch
the assassin and he escaped unob,
served. The family have no suspi
con whatever of the men in the shop
and seem to have no clue to the per>
petrator. Nolen had u personal diff
Gully with an Irishman at the election
Thursday, heating him badly, but the
lrlshman proved To nave been at
home in bed all day, too badly used
up to get out. An inquest brought
nothing to ligh,.
Brownsville State Democrat: Tues.
day night the safe in the postoffire
was blown open audabout $500 tOke0
The thieves, who were no doubt pro.
fessionaIs. entered the back door by
cutting a hole through 1t, which en-
abled them'te open il from the inside
The robbery occurred beIv cen mid.
night and ! o'clock, as several par>
ties heard noise like an explosion
about that time. The work WIS evi
IDENTIFY done by "A skilled expert, Gun
powder or some more powerful explo
sive was used. The safe is a very
large aud excellent one, pronounced
/ la, NJ Win ~ mo nf the most III if